Testing an install of Zope on an up-to-date Debian squeeze install, I get this below. Versions include: python2.6 2.6.6-8+b1 gcc 4:4.4.5-1 Does this ring any bells with anyone? # cd /usr/local/src/Zopework # easy_install -U ZopeSkel install_dir /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ Searching for ZopeSkel Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/ZopeSkel/ Reading http://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ZopeSkel/trunk Reading https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ZopeSkel/trunk Best match: ZopeSkel 2.19 Processing ZopeSkel-2.19-py2.6.egg ZopeSkel 2.19 is already the active version in easy-install.pth Installing zopeskel script to /usr/local/bin Using /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ZopeSkel-2.19-py2.6.egg Processing dependencies for ZopeSkel Searching for Cheetah>1.0,<=2.2.1 Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/Cheetah/ Reading http://www.CheetahTemplate.org/ Reading http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28961 Reading http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/ Best match: Cheetah 2.2.1 Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/C/Cheetah/Cheetah-2.2.1.tar.gz#md5=c8... Processing Cheetah-2.2.1.tar.gz Running Cheetah-2.2.1/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-X_3nF5/Cheetah-2.2.1/egg-dist-tmp-0s5dIn warning: no files found matching '*.cfg' warning: no files found matching 'examples' warning: no files found matching 'docs' warning: no files found matching 'bin' warning: no files found matching '*' under directory 'docs' warning: no files found matching '*' under directory 'examples' warning: no previously-included files matching '*.pyc' found under directory 'src' warning: no previously-included files matching '*~' found under directory 'src' warning: no previously-included files matching '*.aux' found under directory 'src' warning: no previously-included files matching '*~' found under directory 'docs' warning: no previously-included files matching '*.aux' found under directory 'docs' src/_namemapper.c:15:58: error: Python.h: No such file or directory src/_namemapper.c:24: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:25: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:26: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:75: error: expected declaration specifiers or â...â before âPyObjectâ src/_namemapper.c: In function âsetNotFoundExceptionâ: src/_namemapper.c:79: error: âPyObjectâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:79: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once src/_namemapper.c:79: error: for each function it appears in.) src/_namemapper.c:79: error: âexceptionStrâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:80: warning: implicit declaration of function âPy_BuildValueâ src/_namemapper.c:81: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyString_ConcatAndDelâ src/_namemapper.c:86: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyObject_CallFunctionObjArgsâ src/_namemapper.c:86: error: âpprintMod_pformatâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:86: error: ânamespaceâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:88: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_SetObjectâ src/_namemapper.c:88: error: âNotFoundâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:89: warning: implicit declaration of function âPy_DECREFâ src/_namemapper.c: At top level: src/_namemapper.c:93: error: expected declaration specifiers or â...â before âPyObjectâ src/_namemapper.c: In function âwrapInternalNotFoundExceptionâ: src/_namemapper.c:95: error: âPyObjectâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:95: error: âexcTypeâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:95: error: âexcValueâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:95: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect src/_namemapper.c:95: error: âexcTracebackâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:95: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect src/_namemapper.c:95: error: âisAlreadyWrappedâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:95: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect src/_namemapper.c:99: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_Occurredâ src/_namemapper.c:99: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_GivenExceptionMatchesâ src/_namemapper.c:99: error: âNotFoundâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:100: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_Fetchâ src/_namemapper.c:101: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyObject_CallMethodâ src/_namemapper.c:104: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyInt_AsLongâ src/_namemapper.c:112: error: âpprintMod_pformatâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:112: error: ânamespaceâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c:117: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_Restoreâ src/_namemapper.c: At top level: src/_namemapper.c:126: error: expected â)â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c: In function âgetNameChunksâ: src/_namemapper.c:162: warning: implicit declaration of function âPyErr_SetStringâ src/_namemapper.c:162: error: âTooManyPeriodsâ undeclared (first use in this function) src/_namemapper.c: At top level: src/_namemapper.c:181: error: expected â)â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:193: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:210: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:274: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:288: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:322: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:375: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:442: error: expected â=â, â,â, â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before â*â token src/_namemapper.c:490: error: array type has incomplete element type src/_namemapper.c:491: error: ânamemapper_valueForKeyâ undeclared here (not in a function) src/_namemapper.c:492: error: âPyCFunctionâ undeclared here (not in a function) src/_namemapper.c:492: error: expected â}â before ânamemapper_valueForNameâ src/_namemapper.c:493: error: expected â}â before ânamemapper_valueFromSearchListâ src/_namemapper.c:494: error: expected â}â before ânamemapper_valueFromFrameâ src/_namemapper.c:495: error: expected â}â before ânamemapper_valueFromFrameOrSearchListâ src/_namemapper.c:504: warning: return type defaults to âintâ src/_namemapper.c: In function âDL_EXPORTâ: src/_namemapper.c:504: error: expected declaration specifiers before âinit_namemapperâ src/_namemapper.c:523: error: expected â{â at end of input error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 -- No no no, my fish's name is Eric, Eric the fish. He's an halibut. I am not a looney! Why should I be tarred with the epithet looney merely because I have a pet halibut?